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What item did Amazon Japan recently add to its storefront?

Answer: monk delivery

Finding a Buddhist monk to perform memorial services has never been easier in the Land of the Rising Sun. For about $300, users can summon a monk to come to their location and perform a traditional memorial service. For another $84, approximately, users can have the service in multiple locations, and for $470 total, customers can have their loved one awarded a Buddhist name posthumously.

According to Forbes, some criticize the service, saying the low price weakens already-fading ties between the populace and the Buddhist temples.